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| + | #REDIRECT [[Raymond A. Palmer#Palmerism]] [[Category:redirect]] |
| − | Nobody would have thought that the publisher of the first [[fanzine]] -- a pillar of [[stfnic]] virtue, Converted to the True Way by buying the [[Gernsback]] ''[[Amazing]]'' off the newsstand in 1926 -- would have turned mortally ill ''[[Amazing]]'' into the harlot of [[Scientifiction]] with his editorial emphasis on sexed-up [[thud-and-blunder]] and tolerance for sloppy writing, but [[Raymond A. Palmer]] did just that, and snapped his fingers at the [[fans]] who screamed bloody murder. In 1938 [[Ziff Davis]] took over decrepit ''[[Amazing]]'', in hopes of converting it as ''[[Wonder]]'' had been converted to ''[[Thrilling Wonder]]''. [[RAP]], called to do the dirty work, justified his [[BEM]]s, [[BBB|sexy wenches]], and puerile humor on the ground that they sold -- "brought ''[[Amazing]]'' up to the peak of sales ", he said. It was not a circulation-grabbing gimmick, but developed into the fixed policy of ''[[Amazing]]'' and sister mag ''[[Fantastic Adventures]]'' for the next ten years; this moron-pandering is the essence of Palmerism, but the word was formed more in resentment of [[RAP]]'s giving space and friendly mention or even warm welcome to crackpottery like the Young [[Rosicrucians]], the [[Shaver Mystery]], and various mystical and occult forms of Cosmic Wisdom. The [[Shaver]] hoax was the last straw; [[Frank R. Paul|Paul]] [[bacovers]], [[ERB]] serials, [[Willy Ley]] articles, and some good stories like [[Weinbaum]]'s "The New Adam" had been redeeming features, but that [[Palmer]] demanded [[Shaverism]] be accepted as truth was too much. [[Ackerman]], who had been sniping at [[RAP]] for years, declared [[feud]] and others reacted as described under [[Shaver]].
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